National Union of Milk Producers

Chairman

Russian Dairy Farmers Association

President National Union of Milk Producers

For Andrey Danilenko, head of National Milk Producers' Union in Moscow, Swiss cheese producers could become a stand-in for those in the European Union.

"Imports of Swiss cheese to Russia may rise manifold," Danilenko said.
"Switzerland may replace exclusive cheeses earlier shipped from other EU countries.
Previously, a lot of cheese was imported from the Baltic states and Poland, which it couldn't compete with due to higher logistics costs."

Danilenko expects production in Russia and its ally Belarus to replace most of the volume that will drop out because of the ban.
Even so, Swiss and Serbian cheese may partially replace the dropout, he said.

"Switzerland is located between Germany, Italy and France, therefore it can be a perfect substitute for cheese from any of these countries," he said.

The founder of RUSMOLCO, Naum Babaev will continue as Chairman of RUSMOLCO's Board of Directors, which will also comprise five Olam nominees and one independent director â€" Andrey Danilenko, Chairman of the National Dairy Producers Union in Russia, who has been specially invited to the Board given his rich experience and deep sector knowledge.

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Andrey Danilenko, Chairman of the Board of the National Dairy Producers Union, commented: "Olam's partnership with RUSMOLCO is an unprecedented step for Russia's dairy industry.

Andrey Danilenko, the Chairman of the National Union of Milk Producers, suggested that other market participants join the Agreement, pointing out that it is voluntary.He informed the Council that so far 2239 milk producers and 130 processing enterprises from 38 regions of the Russian Federation had joined the Agreement.